Karal Habo (Achyranthes aspera)

Wildly growing weed, up to one metre high, flowers reddish-green, Used in incantations.believed to be a talisman to safeguard against scorpions and snakes -

Kuppameniya(Acalypha indica)

Botanical name:-Acalypha indica

English name :-Indian Acalypha

Sinhala name:-Kuppameniya

Tamil name :-Kuppameni / Punairananki

Sanskirt name :-Rudra / Haritamanjari / Arittamunjariye

Status:-Native

Edible parts:-None 

Ayurvedic usage:- Headache,Urinary diseases,Cough, Fever,Toothaches,Burning sensation.

Parts used to make Medcine:-Whole

plantPropergation:-Seeds

 Distribution:  Nigeria in West Africa and further widely throughout tropical Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. It also occurs in India, South East Asia, and Oceania.

 

Kumburu,Caesalpinia bonduc (gray Nickarbean, Fever nut)

Scientific name-.Caesalpinia bonduc

English name-Caesalpinia bonduc

Tamil name: kalarci, kazhar-shikkay

Sanskrit name:Latakaranjah- Putrakaranjah

A stout climbing shrub with finely grey pubescent stems and straight small prickles; leaves alternate, very large, compound, main branchis 12.5 cm long, cylindrical, finely woolly-pubescent.- 

Treatment for: Wounds, Bleeding disorders, Dysentery, Leucorrhoea, Candida infection, Menorrhagia